You can turn Loop Rec mode on and off by pressing the ASSIGNABLE button on the side of the camcorder.
For more information on ASSIGNABLE button, see section
Functions” (page
Note
3 You can change the Loop Rec mode menu settings while recording; any
changes that you make, however, do not take effect until after the recording operation is completed.
Camcorder operations in Loop Rec mode
The recording procedure in Loop Rec mode is basically the same as that for normal recording. Please note, however, the following differences.
•When you record in Loop Rec mode, the picture you shoot is recorded to the tape after an elapse of the Loop Rec time. For this reason, the tape does not stop immediately when you press the STOP button. After pressing the STOP button, the REC lamp begins flashing once every second and all tape operation buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and STOP) stop functioning until the Loop Rec time has elapsed. Afterwards, you can begin recording again by pressing the VTR START button or VTR button on the lens.
After pressing the STOP button, if you start recording before a time equal to the Loop Rec time has elapsed, there will be no break in the recorded footage (i.e., it will be as if there were not a pause in recording).
For example, if you press the STOP button with the Loop Rec time set at 8 seconds, you could press the VTR START button 7 seconds later and there would be no break in the recorded material.
•In Loop Rec mode, the time code generator in the camcorder advances constantly at all times, not only during recording. It does this to generate continuous time code data in the memory. For this reason, it is not possible to use the time code for REC RUN mode operations.